Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-21
MURDERED In ALASKA.
ARCHBISHOP sEGHERS KILLED BY
Has COMPANION.
The Murderer From P0rtland-The Aw.
fnl Crime Committed Far from Civil.
ization, In the Presence Of Friendly
Indians-Full Particulars.

ization, In the Presence Of Friendl,
Indians-Full Particulars.
oregonian, 1sth.l
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18.-Informa
ton was received to day from Ouna
laska that Bishop Seghers, Catholic
missionary, was murdered in colt
blood by his companion, on the nigh
of Move mber 20 last. The scene O
the tragedy was on the banks of th.
Yukon river, about 500 miles from it.
mouth. The murderer is Frank Full
Ter, young man from Portland, Ore
gon, who accompanied the Bishop a.
a companion and servant.
The Bishop left for Alaska to per.
form missionary work among the In.
dams, taking Fuller, who was warmly
recommended, with him. On the
seventh day of the journey Fuller
asked the bishop to make camp for
the night in an open spot, but Indians
of the party advised against it, as
there was an Indian settlement be-
yond. The bishop took their advice,
despite jealous complaints of Fuller,
and they camped later in the evening
1t is said by the Indians that Fuller
rose in the morning and shot at the
bishop while the latter was lying down.
The Indians, fearing he would kill
them all disarmed him, Fuller, how
ever, declaring that he only meant to
kill the bishop. The Indians ar
ranged the body and accompanied
Fuller to Noulata, where they dis
closed the affair. The bishops body
was sent for and brought to St. Mi
chaels, whittier Fuller went and gave
himself up. He was taken to Sitka,
where he will be tried.
FATHER TAss1's STORY.
Father Tassi, Bishop Seghers's assist
ant in the evangelical work of the
north, was seen this afternoon in re-
lation to the death of Father Seghers.
"It was year ago last month";"
said Father Tassi, "that Bishop Segh-
ers asked me to bring Fuller with me
to Alaska. l had known Fuller
several years. He was matchmaker
in Portland for two or three years, but
in 1881 he went to Washington Ter
ritory. He drifted to the Occur
d'Alene mission, where l saw him in
1888. He went to Spokane Falls
from there and l met him with the
fathers at that place year ago last
March. He was very anxious to join
me in my Alaska work, and several
times asked to be allowed to 90. The
bishop told me to bring him along.
We started from Victoria the 18th Of
July, a year ago, the bishop, Fuller
and |. We went by steamer to Ju-
neau. We then found our party and
went to Chilctat. From there we
had our things carried across the
by Indians to the head
waters of the Yukon. We built
boat there and started down the Yu-
kon. We arrived on the 9th of Sep
tember at the mouth of the Stewart
river. Here, after time, the bishop
eft me, with another priest, to carry
on the work. The bishop, with Full
Ter and the Indians, proceeded down
the river.
NEWS OF THE MURDER.
We heard nothing more of them
till we reached Fort Yukon, about the
middle of June, and learned that the
bishop was dead. From one of the
Indian boys who was with the bishop,
learned the particulars of the muir
Ter on the seventh day of the
Journey. 1t was the 27th day of
November, according to the boys
story. Fuller became morose and
luarrelsome. They were about 80
niles from Noulata. Towards night
Fuller asked the bishop to make camp.
The bishop consulted the Indians,
who advised against camping there,
md said that an Indian camp, with
lumber of Indian houses, could be
found few miles further on. The
bishop told Fuller that the Indians
Snew better than they could, and
,e would follow their advice. Fuller
that more attention was
paid TO the Indians than to him, and
,e made so much fuss about it that
he Indians carried his words to the
bishop 'Never mind said the bishop,
you know better than we.'
THE AWFUL CRIME.
They went on to camp and made
The bed. All slept together in line.
Fuller was first to get up. 1t was be-
ween 8 and Z in the morning. He
got some sticks ready for a fire, but
at down opposite the bishop without
lighting them. The Indian at the end |
If the line rose up and heard Fuller
'ay, "Bishop, get up" The bishop
fitted his head, and half rose, when |
,e saw Fuller with rifle leveled at